.gov is takin a shot at the guy, because:

1- it looks bad; and

2 - they can.

Guy loses the case, he goes away for awhile.

Prosecutor loses the case, he takes a week vacation, and starts in on the next one.

You could say it's .gov overreach.

You could say, it was .gov fckin with this guy, win or lose, ta deter others from tryin the same thing, which has some societal value.